Want to read: Andrew Sean Greer - The impossible lives of Greta Wells

Electroshock therapy causes Greta to change places with two other versions of herself, from different periods in time.

Read: Lev Grossman - The magicians; The magician king

Both of these books are a clever send-up of classic magical adventure stories. Too clever - the overall plot summary and occasional line of dialogue are amusing, but the lack of soul was dispiriting before long. And the books are long. There's something of a redemption at the end, but it only constitutes a fraction of a percent of the totality, and doesn't make it worthwhile.

Want to read: Charles Ferneyhough - A thousand days of wonder

About the first thousand days of a child's life. Also titled "The baby in the mirror" in the UK.

Want to read: Kate Atkinson's novels

Intrigued after reading a NYT profile. Sounds a bit like Connie Willis.

Want to read: Lance Hosey - The shape of green; aesthetics, ecology and design

Read: Shadow of the Hegemon - Orson Scott Card

Too much Orson Scott Card in a row is getting a bit pedantic. Time for a break.

Read: Ender's Shadow - Orspn Scott Card

A Re-read. Interesting to read immediately after Ender's Game to see the same plot points retold from another perspective. Especially interesting as it wasn't the author's original intent.